OVERPRIZE

Etymology

Verb

overprize (third-person singular simple present overprizes, present participle overprizing, simple past and past participle overprized)

(transitive) To prize excessively; to overvalue.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*prize", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Overpraise.]

Definition: Toprize excessively; to overvalue. Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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